MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
elearning have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
People want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also considers 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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