MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
e-learning are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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