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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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