MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take courses online.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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