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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning are enabling
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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