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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology have empowered
humans
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Vatican City to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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