MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
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 is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
elearning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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