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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
online learning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Norway to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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