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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
distance learning technology enable
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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