MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|