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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Austria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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