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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cape Verde to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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