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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
elearning technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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