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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Educators want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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