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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
are considering
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Macedonia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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