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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Liberia to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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