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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online learning are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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