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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
e-learning are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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