MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
e-learning have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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