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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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