MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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