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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
elearning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
have to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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