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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
elearning technology are empowering
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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