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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
elearning make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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