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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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