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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
e-learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses 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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