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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Abkhazia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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