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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
digital education technology have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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