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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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