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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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