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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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