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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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