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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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