MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
distance learning have empowered
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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