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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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