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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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