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
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
electronic education technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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