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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
online education have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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