MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
The New School to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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