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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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