MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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