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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
elearning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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