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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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