MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
learning technology enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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