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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
digital education technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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