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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
elearning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
India to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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