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.
Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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