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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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