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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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