MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
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
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
e-learning have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Angola to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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