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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
e-learning have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Utah to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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