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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
learning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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