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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning organizations
must deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Montenegro to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
most important 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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