MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online education technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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