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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
digital education technology have empowered
learners
all around the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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