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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
demand for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also considers the
major 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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