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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
humans
all around the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Nicaragua to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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