MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
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
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology enable
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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