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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
learners
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guatemala to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
People want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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