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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online education technology have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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