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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Marquette University to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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