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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
electronic education technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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