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.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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