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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
students
all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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