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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
elearning technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
People want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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