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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
are considering
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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