MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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