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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Aruba to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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