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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
e-learning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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