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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
distance learning are empowering
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Angola to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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