MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
elearning technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mongolia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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