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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
online education make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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