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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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