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.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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