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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
e-learning have enabled
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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