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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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