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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
elearning have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
demand for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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