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
book
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online learning technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wake Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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