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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
e-learning have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are considering
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sudan to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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