MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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