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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
online education technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Bowling Green State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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