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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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