MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online education are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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