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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
online learning technology are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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