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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
elearning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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