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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
online learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Reunion to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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