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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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