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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology have made it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Jamaica to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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