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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can we
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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