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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
elearning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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