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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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