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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are considering
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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