MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are considering
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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