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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online education technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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