MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
online education have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bhutan to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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