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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
e-learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Somaliland to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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