MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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