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
that
articulates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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