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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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