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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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