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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Grenada to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also researches 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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