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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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