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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online education technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
New Zealand to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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