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.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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