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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
elearning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
developing
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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