MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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