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.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
need
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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