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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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