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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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