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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online learning are making it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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