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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online education are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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