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.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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