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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
elearning are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOCs are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
French Guiana to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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