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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
One Month to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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