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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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