MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
e-learning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
key 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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