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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online education technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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