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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
e-learning are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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