MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
elearning are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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