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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are considering
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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