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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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