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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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