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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
e-learning have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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