MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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