MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
People want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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