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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
elearning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Spain to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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