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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
elearning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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