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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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