MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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