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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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