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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
e-learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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