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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology enable
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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