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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
students
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education.
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also discusses the
key 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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