MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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