MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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