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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
electronic education technology have enabled
humans
all around the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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