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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic education technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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