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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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