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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
elearning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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