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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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