MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
elearning technology enable
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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