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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Queen Maud Land to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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