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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
e-learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
People want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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