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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
distance learning have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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