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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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