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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
e-learning are enabling
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Netherlands to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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