MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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