MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Uruguay to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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