MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Emory University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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