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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online education are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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