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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
electronic educational technology enable
students
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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