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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
digital education technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Dominican Republic to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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