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.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
online education have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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