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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online education are empowering
learners
all around the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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