MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
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
that
investigates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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