MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
State University of New York to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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