MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
humans
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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