MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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