MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
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
book
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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