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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Queen Maud Land to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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