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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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