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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Libya to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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