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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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