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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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