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.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
distance learning are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|