MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
openHPI to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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