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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning are empowering
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
are considering
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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