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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
distance learning have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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