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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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