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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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