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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online education technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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