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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
e-learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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