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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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