MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
e-learning are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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