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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
elearning enable
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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