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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
e-learning have enabled
students
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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