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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
learning technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Oman to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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