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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
online learning have enabled
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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