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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wake Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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