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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online education technology enable
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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