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
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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