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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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