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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
elearning are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Uganda to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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