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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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