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.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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