MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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