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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
e-learning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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