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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
People want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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