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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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