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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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