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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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