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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
elearning are enabling
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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