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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
online learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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