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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
demand for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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