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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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