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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
e-learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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