MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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