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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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