MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
elearning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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