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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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