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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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