MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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