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.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
elearning enable
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brunei to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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