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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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