MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online learning technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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