MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
e-learning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
developing
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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