MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
elearning are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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