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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
e-learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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