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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
distance learning enable
learners
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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