MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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