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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology are empowering
students
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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