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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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