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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning enable
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Davidson College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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