MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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