MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
learning technology enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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