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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
elearning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rutgers University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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