MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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