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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Professors want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also examines 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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