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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology enable
learners
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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