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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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