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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students 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 a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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