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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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