MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are considering
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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