MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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