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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
online learning have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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