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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
online education have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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