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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
online education are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This book
also discusses the
key 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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