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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
