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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
learning technology have enabled
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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