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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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