MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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