MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Malta to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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