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.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
The Bahamas to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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