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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Somalia to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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