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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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