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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
have to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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