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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online education technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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