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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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