MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
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
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
online education technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Uzbekistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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