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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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