MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
learning technology are enabling
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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