MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
elearning technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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