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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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