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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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