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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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