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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
online learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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