MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
elearning have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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