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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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