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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
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 many
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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