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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
online learning are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
People want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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