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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
today because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Ireland to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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