MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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