MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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