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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
e-learning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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