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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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