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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online learning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Argentina to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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