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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology enable
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also researches 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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