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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
elearning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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