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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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