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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
learning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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