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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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