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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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