MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online education are enabling
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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