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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Suriname to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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