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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
learning technology enable
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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