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
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
digital education technology make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
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