MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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