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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Iceland to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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