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
that
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
online education have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tajikistan to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
People want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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