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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Fiji to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This new book
also talks about the
most important 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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