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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
elearning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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