MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
elearning are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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