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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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