MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online education are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Twitter to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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