MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Niger to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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