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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
e-learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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