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
that
studies
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Benin to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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