MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
elearning technology enable
students
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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