MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
online education are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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