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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Christmas Island to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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