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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
digital education technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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