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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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