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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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