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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
e-learning technology have empowered
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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