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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mali to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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