MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners 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
subjects that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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