MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
digital education technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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