MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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