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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
elearning have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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