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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
People want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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