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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
elearning enable
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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