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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
online education have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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