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 is a
book
which
addresses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
e-learning have empowered
students
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|