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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
distance learning have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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