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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
electronic educational technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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