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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
e-learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
ventures.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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