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.
Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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