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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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