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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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