MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
People want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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