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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
learning technology enable
students
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kenya to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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