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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Togo to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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