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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
online learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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