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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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