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
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Columbia University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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