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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
most important 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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