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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
online education have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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