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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are considering
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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