MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
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
book
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning institutions
are considering
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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