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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
distance learning have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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