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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Iraq to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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