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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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