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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Queen Maud Land to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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