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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning have provided the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guinea to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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