MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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