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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can institutions
handle
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also articulates 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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