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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
digital education technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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