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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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