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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
e-learning technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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