MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
elearning make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Svalbard to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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