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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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