MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
e-learning technology are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
important new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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