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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Togo to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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