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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
elearning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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