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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online education are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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