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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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