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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
e-learning have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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