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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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