MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
elearning technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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