MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
New Zealand to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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