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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online education are empowering
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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