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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
e-learning are enabling
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Students want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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