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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
elearning technology enable
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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