MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Togo to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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