MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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