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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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