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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
elearning have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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