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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
distance learning are enabling
students
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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