MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Panama to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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