MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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