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.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rice University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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