MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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