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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
electronic education technology have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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