MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
key 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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