MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
e-learning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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