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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
students
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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