MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
elearning have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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