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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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