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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cuba to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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