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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Guatemala to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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