MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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