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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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