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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online learning technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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