MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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