MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
elearning have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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