MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
electronic education technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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