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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
elearning technology are making it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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