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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
elearning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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