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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
digital education technology are empowering
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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