MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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