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.
Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
e-learning technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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