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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Professors want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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