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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
elearning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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