MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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