MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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