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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
elearning have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
developing
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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