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.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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