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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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