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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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