MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
online learning have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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