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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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