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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
distance learning are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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