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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
distance learning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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