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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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