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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
e-learning technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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