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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
learning technology enable
students
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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