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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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