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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are considering
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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