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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are considering
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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