MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
e-learning have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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