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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
online learning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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