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 Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
elearning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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