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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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