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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
online learning are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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