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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
distance learning are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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