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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
have to consider
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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