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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
People want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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