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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Italy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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