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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
elearning are enabling
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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