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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
electronic education technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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