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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cameroon to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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