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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
elearning technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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