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 is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
elearning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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