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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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