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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
elearning make it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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