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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online education technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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