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
researches
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online education have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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