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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also investigates 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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