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
studies
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
learning technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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