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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
learning technology have enabled
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Malta to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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