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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
digital education technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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