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 the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
elearning are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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