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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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