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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online education technology enable
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also investigates 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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