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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Armenia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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