MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online learning are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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