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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online education are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
People want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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