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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online learning have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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