MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
electronic education technology are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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