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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
must deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
People want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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