MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Boston University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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