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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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