MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
elearning technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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