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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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