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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
electronic educational technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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