MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
elearning have enabled
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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