MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
online education are enabling
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Davidson College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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