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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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