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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online learning have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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