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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
elearning are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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