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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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