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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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