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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
elearning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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