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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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