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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
digital education technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
These MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Greece to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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