MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
e-learning are enabling
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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