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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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