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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Bulgaria to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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