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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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