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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Suriname to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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