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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Norway to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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