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.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
digital education technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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