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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
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.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Spain to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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