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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
online education technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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