MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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