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.
Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online learning have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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