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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
digital education technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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