MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
e-learning have empowered
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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