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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
elearning are enabling
students
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Micronesia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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