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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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