MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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