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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
blended learning enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
developing
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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