MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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