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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
e-learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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