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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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