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
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
digital education technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Chile to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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