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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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