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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
elearning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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