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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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