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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online education have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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