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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
e-learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
San Marino to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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