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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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