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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
now that learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Lesotho to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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