MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
electronic education technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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