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.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
elearning technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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