MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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