MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale 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
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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