MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
e-learning have empowered
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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