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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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