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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
online education technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
People want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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