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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online education have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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