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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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