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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|