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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Guam to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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