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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online education have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
today because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Maldives to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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