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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Professors want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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