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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
elearning technology have enabled
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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