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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
elearning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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