MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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