MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
elearning technology enable
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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