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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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