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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
elearning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Vatican City to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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