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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online learning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
The Bahamas to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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