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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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