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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
digital education technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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