MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
elearning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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