MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
elearning technology have empowered
humans
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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