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
book
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
e-learning technology are empowering
students
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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