MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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