MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
learning technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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