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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
elearning have enabled
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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