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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
elearning have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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