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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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