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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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