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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
e-learning technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
People want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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