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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
online learning have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Poland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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