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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
elearning technology enable
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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