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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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