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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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