MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online education technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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