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
reviews
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum 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 inspiring new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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