MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenupEd to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
