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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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