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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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