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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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