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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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