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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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