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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
distance learning are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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