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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
learning technology enable
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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