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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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