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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
e-learning technology have enabled
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Seychelles to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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