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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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