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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peninsula College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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