MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners 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 quite a few
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tunisia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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