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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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