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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Algeria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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