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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
elearning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ireland to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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