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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online learning enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
The Bahamas to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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