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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
blended learning have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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