MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
elearning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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