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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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