MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Dominica to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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